The main card of the Friday-night event airs on pay-per-view, though Phan vs. Hettes likely will be part of the preliminary card.

Phan, a cast member on “The Ultimate Fighter 12,” likely saved his UFC job with a unanimous-decision victory Leonard Garcia at UFC 136. The victory served as redemption after a December 2010 split-decision loss to Garcia, a decision widely panned by MMA fans. The questionable defeat was part of an overall 1-4 skid for the Strikeforce and World Victory Road vet.

The Brazilian jiu-jitsu and karate black belt now meets the Pennsylvania-based Hettes, who recently made his octagon debut and submitted Alex “Bruce Leroy” Caceres at UFC on Versus 5. Hettes, an accomplished judoka, now is 9-0 with nine submission victories, which included domination on the Pennsylvania regional circuit before signing with the UFC.

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